i was told by the vets office to keep her warm because bunnies are known to get hyperthermia after surgery. I left her alone for 1 hour and she seemed to have froze on me she was sooooooo cold. She was also shivering but after a while of holding her she was ok.
What temperature should i keep her room at?
2007-01-10 13:55:28 · 7 answers · asked by mmvmartha 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I would keep it at about 85 degrees. You could also take an old white sock and fill it up with dry rice and microwave that for about 5 minutes. Put that in the cage with the bunny just for some extra warmth. It is true, bunnies really need heat. I used to work in a vet clinic where we treated wild bunnies a lot. There was one that kept getting better and better every day and was almost there. Then one day, the "warm room" we used lost heat over night and nobody knew about it until it was too late. I couldn't revive that bunny. So even if you put the bunny in it's own thermostat controlled room and crank the heat to 85 and put some sort of heat in the cage with it. it should do fine. Good Luck!
2007-01-10 14:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Normal room temperature or a little above will work. That would be about 68-75F. If you get the room too hot, it will tax your bunny's energy by it trying to cool down. The last thing you want is to get your rabbit too hot after surgery and add more stress when it is already under stress. Heat stresses a rabbit much more than colder temperatures do.
2007-01-11 13:18:30 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Room temperature is fine.
I don't know what your vet used that she would be shivering, and what I REALLY don't know is why they released her to you when she wasn't recovered! I recently had to have a C-section done on one of my rabbits but my vet put her in an incubator to wake up,as they do cats and dogs. (Surgery rooms are a little chilly) She was there for about 45 minutes, then I took her home and she was fine in one of the warmer rooms of my house. Rabbits do NOT have a problem with hypothermia after surgery IF the proper anesthesia is used.
2007-01-11 15:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by BB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
at the vets office they will sometimes hang a 40 watt light bulb above the cage. possibly a heating pad on low would work to i would say 85 90 degrees wouldn't be to warm good luck.
2007-01-10 22:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by gunter_thehunter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rabbits are better in the cold then the heat. rabbit CAN"T SWEAT so if she gets too hot what is she gonna do????? so i woulld keep her room temperature. maybe a touch warmer.
2007-01-11 15:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by wonderbunny22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think abot 75 or 80 that would keep her warm!
2007-01-10 22:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by b_lingscheit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
normal room temp should be ok, maybe a bit warmer
2007-01-10 22:02:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋